Aug 30, 2011

Well this is a first, I completely re-wrote my original recipe. I hope this doesn't create any confusion but after getting a few comments that my original recipe was a little thin, I re-made them and had the same results. I want every recipe on Skinnytaste to be GREAT so I went back to the drawing board, and made batches and batches of whole wheat pancakes until I felt it was everything a whole wheat pancake should be; fluffy, low-fat, and tasty! This meant completely re-writing my older recipe so if you have print-outs, I suggest you re-print this.

My original recipe called for oil and egg whites, I found using the whole eggs and eliminating the oil worked out much better, and reduced the points as well. I also slightly increased the baking powder, make sure it's not expired or the pancakes will be flat. Any slight changes you make to this recipe can yield a different result, so I suggest making them exactly as written.

Because these pancakes are high in fiber, they leave you feeling full and satisfied throughout the day. I used 100% white whole wheat flour which I prefer because my kids don't realize it's whole wheat. You can find this by King Arthur, Bob's Red Mill or Trader Joe's, but regular whole wheat works fine too, just don't use pastry flour.

You can add blueberries or chocolate chips to them when you add the batter to the skillet or serve them with your favorite syrup. I prefer my pancakes topped with agave, real Vermont Maple Syrup or blueberry compote. I make all the pancakes and freeze the remaining for instant breakfast to enjoy throughout the week.

Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl. Add wet ingredients to the mixing bowl and mix well with a spoon until there are no more dry spots; don't over-mix.

I had my assistant help me mix the batter.

Heat a large skillet on medium heat. Lightly spray oil to coat and pour 1/4 cup of pancake batter. When the pancake starts to bubble, you may add your fruit if you wish. When the bubbles settle and the edges begin to set, flip the pancakes. Repeat with the remainder of the batter.

I just love whole wheat pancakes. So yummy! My recipe is a little different. No sugar or cinnamon, or vanilla. And I use half whole wheat gram flour and half unbleached flour for picky eaters but still yummy! I sometimes add a scoop of vanilla protein powder for extra protein.

You brought me an idea for lunch tomorrow, great recipe. I love pancakes but it never occured to me to prepare them with whole wheat flour. That's more healthier than simple white flour. Have a great weekend!

gina, thanks so much for this pancake recipe! my children and husband loved them, and so did i! it was SO nice to actually sit down and eat pancakes with them, instead of just making them and eating my breakfast seperate!!!:)

My husband has been wanting chocolate chip pancakes for three days. I struggle to make wise choices in restaurants and so I was trying to gear up for this potential caloric nightmare. But then I searched through your recipes and found these very fluffy and wonderful pancakes. I added chocolate chips to his and he, at this very moment is heartily enjoying them! Thanks Gina!!!

These are really, really great! I started WW a few weeks ago and was looking for something special for my kids for breakfast. I replaced the 1% milk with buttermilk because I love that tang. They came out to 3 points using the buttermilk. Really, really excellent! Awesome site as well. I will be returning often!

As many others have said, I can tell I will be using your blog as a daily staple. I'm already copying down some of the yummier recipes on index cards for easy access :-) I just went shopping and can't wait to try your chicken parm tomorrow! Thanks so much!

I was so excited to finally make these this morning. They were amazing! My husband said they had a great taste without me even having to ask how they were. And he didn't complain about everything always having to be whole wheat, haha! This will definitely be my go-to pancake recipe. Love this site! Thanks Gina!

The batter had a lovely taste, but I followed the recipe to a T and noticed immediately that the batter was far too thin. I decided to try cooking them anyway, and it was a disastrous mess. There seemed to just be too much liquid in the recipe. I'm surprised no one else had this experience, because I double and triple checked myself both as I was following the recipe and afterwards!

I had this problem the first time I made them too. I would double check the expiration date on your baking powder. Turns out mine was expired and when I made them the second time with fresh baking powder, they turned out wonderfully!

These pancakes were great! Light and fluffy, but still incredibly filling. I added strawberries and bananas to the batter on the stove and then sprinkled some on top with 2 tbsp. light whipped topping and syrup. It tasted like such a decadent treat and it is point friendly. I can't wait to try it with different fruit!

These turned out great. I beat the egg whites first (soft peak) and then folded them into the batter. Because it fluffed them up, I made 16 pancakes using 1/4 cup of batter for each one. 5 points for 4 pancakes!

I made these today for the first time. AMAZING!! I'll never use a bag of pancake batter again! Wow, they are so great. I'm thrilled I've got leftovers. I calculated old points (still using old program), and I got 3 points for 2 pancakes. Great for me!!

I tried this recipe this morning. I too,like Anna, found the batter too runny. Is it right that you add 1 cup milk to 1 cup of flour? Most recipes half the amount of liquid to flour. Anyway, I added more flour , baking powder and cinnamon. They seemed ok. I just wanted to know if the runny batter cooks ok.

Gina- maybe a silly question but how do you freeze the remaining pancakes? As a single gal there's no way I can go through 14 pancakes in a week but never knew you could freeze them. Anything in particular I wrap them in? Just a freezer ziplock bag? As for defrosting..just take them out the night before and leave in the fridge to defrost? Heat up in the microwave? Thanks for your help!!

I'm so grateful that a friend of mine sent me the link to your blog! I am not on WW but who doesn't appreciate wonderful food without sacrificing healthiness!?! I am on a perpetual quest to find the perfect pancake. In fact, I'm currently working on a blog post about that! I can't wait to try this recipe.

I made a banana single serve version of these on the weekend with no egg and limited oil just enough to lightly grease the frypan. Here is my recipe ( WW friendly I just haven't added the points on)http://fattyfintoskinnyminnie.blogspot.com/2011/08/weekend-wrap-up.html

Have you considered adding flax to this recipe? I've been playing around with some different recipes and adding flax. The bag of flax meal I have says you can substitute 1T flax & 3T water for 1 egg. I might give that a try.

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SO glad you posted this! My favorite healthy pancake mix is no longer being made by the manufacturer. After clearing the remaining boxes from the store shelf, I wondered what I would do when we finally finished them (since I had yet to find a healthy recipe that was also tasty). Now I don't have to worry! Woo hoo!

My mom and I absolutely love pancakes and were so excited to try this recipe out! They were delicious, and we added blue berries and strawberries to them as well, which made them even better. Thank you for the low fat healthy pancakes I'm really happy that I can make one of my favorite foods without feeling so guilty anymore.

Hi!I just wanted to let you know. I tried the original recipe-with egg whites. On that one i had posted that it was liquidy, but i doubled the batch and cut down a bit on the milk and it was PERFECT. My parents came over for a brunch and i served them. My mom took home the recipe! So for me i will continue to use the other since i prefer to use egg whites over whole eggs. Thanks so much!

Gina - your helper is adorable. will search out white whole wheat flour and try these. i love, love, love cinnamon in pancakes -- if not cinnamon, then lots of vanilla (not so much for the taste, although that's good, but for the way it smells when they cook). thanks. Deborah

Hi Gina,I absolutely love your blog and have made many of your recipes, loving them all. I have a hard time getting my family to eat whole wheat. Like Mr. Sweet butter, they seem to have radar where it is concerned. I made these pancakes this morning. They were fluffy and filling, but I did detect a bitterness that I think is due to the whole wheat. Which is what I think my family is objecting to. Any thoughts? Am I not cooking them long enough maybe? Does anyone else notice that with ww flour? Thanks for all of your delicious recipes!

Hi Gina! This seems like a silly question, but cutting the recipe in half wouldn't affect anything, would it? It's just me and my husband, so having 14 pancakes sitting around would definitely not help us stay on plan. ;)

Hi Gina! Just made these this morning and they were glorious! :D We added chocolate chips to them and then bananas and a little bit of syrup on top. With the cinnamon it was so nommy! :D thanks for all your wonderful recipes! I'm pretty sure this is the first time I've made pancakes from scratch. There's definitely no going back now.

Oh my goodness, Gina!!! These were fantastic! I made them exactly as directed and served with your skinny blueberry compote, as you suggested. My husband said he wants them again for breakfast tomorrow, which is fine by me (we have plenty leftover)! The two definitely filled me up while being a super low point breakfast. Even my EXTREMELY picky toddler ate a whole one with the blueberry compote-- he never even noticed they were whole wheat- that's enough to make these a regular for sure ;)

just ran 8 miles and ate these as a post-run breakfast. SO yummy and they don't taste like some of the other whole wheat recipes i've had. new favorite! ps. my recipe made way more than 7 pancakes :) woo hoo!

Yummy! these were great. When I put it into the recipe builder it tells me 5 points plus for 2 pancakes. Yet when I put in your nutrition information it gives me the 4 points plus you say it is. Either way they are yummy! Thanks!

Three words. Ah-maz-ing!!! These were delicious, and I don't even like pancakes (hubby and DS do)! We used to just regular whole wheat flour, because I couldn't find any white whole wheat by Hudson Cream (the only flour I buy). Thanks for creating the only recipe I'll be using for pancakes. :-)

I loved your old recipe, and this one is just as great! I added chocolate chips for my 18 month old and a few blueberries for mine. They were all fabulous! I froze a bunch for easy reheating for my daughter. Thank you so much!! I could never thank you enough. I'm 8 pounds to goal!!

Gina you are a god send! I just love your recipes. I made your whole wheat pancake recipe today however I made waffles instead of pancakes. The taste was incredible. I used King Arthur organic Whole Wheat Flour and the waffles came out just right. I will be making these from now on. Thanks for sharing.

My husband and I had a "rain day" today due to flooding so I decided to make these with a side of turkey bacon. He absolutely loved them...better than regular pancakes! Now we also have a bunch in the freezer to heat up before work next week. This will be my go-to recipe for pancakes from now on!! Yummy!

A friend made these for me and they were great, so I tried them myself today! Yum! They're awesome, light and fluffy- just like my dad used to make when I was a kid (but healthier)! I've refrigerated and frozen the batch so I can eat them for breakfast every day this week!

I made these this morning. I changed out the milk for Almond Milk, since that's what I had in the fridge. I had to put in a bit extra to make the consistency more liquid. I switched out the sugar for Agave (I put about 1.5 teaspoons). I put in 3 cups whole wheat flour and 1 cup whit flour. I also added some nutmeg. They were simply delicious! Thank you for this fabulous recipe!

I made these this morning and they were great! As someone else posted, I think the point are actually 5. Thanks for the recipe. I have the chicken potacchio in the crockpot now and it smells wonderful!

this pancake is a really healthy and delicious choice, for me and my family! this pancake brings happiness and joy to our dinning table! maybe I-HOP should switch to WHOLE WHEAT PANCAKES THAN THOSE CRAPPY, FATTY PANCAKES WITH A TON OF SYRUP!!!!!

I made them again today and froze my left overs. One of the biggest things I have deprived myself of is pancakes because boxed recipes were one puny pancake for the same calories and not filling at all!Here i sit at 2PM and I am still pretty full feeling from this recipe! Perfect side is turkey bacon!

I just made these and I left out the animal products and the oil. I substituted the sugar with brown sugar and increased the amount to 3 tsp. I used spring water for moisture. I think they came out waaayyyy delish and they didn't stick even though I used no oil. By my estimation I reduced the fat content from 11% to 4.5% and they still came out light and fluffy :)

OHMYGOODNESS LOL I just made these and I already know that buying "box mix" is a thing of the PAST! I am sticking with this <3 Beautiful recipe, hubby is super intrigued by these and says they're the best he's had and my 2 little boys (3 and 7) didn't even say a word about them being darker LOL and just GOBBLED THEM UP <3 Thank you Gina!!!

I made these this morning and they were so good! My 3 year old and almost 2 year old lived them! I halved the recipe just in case we didn't like them, but I will be making this in double batches from now on.

I made these pancakes this morning and they were absolutely delicious!!! I will definitely be making these again! All your recipes are fantastic. Just last night I made 3 recipes for our New Year's Eve dinner party. Thank you for sharing your wonderful,low fat full of taste recipes. Can't wait to see what you have in store for 2012!!Thanks,Michele

I love this can't wait to try it! One trick my mom always taught me with pancakes to make them nice and fluffy is to use butermilk (usually lower in fat and very tasty) or simply cheat and add a splash of lemon juice to each cup of milk. It reacts with the Baking Powder and makes the pancakes nice and fluffy, plus extra filling if portion control is a problem.

yum, I used the batter to make waffles and they came out great! So yum & fluffy! The recipe made 9 waffles (in my waffle iron), so I recalculated the nutrition info: Per 1 waffle-calories 133.5, fat 1.6 g, carb 24.5, fiber 3.8, protein 6.9g.

should this recipe have oil in it? My batter came out looking very weird..they still tasted OK but I ended up throwing the rest of the batter out. I noticed that the other pancake recipes had oil so I wasn't sure if this one should have it as well?

Made These this morning....yummy! I stuck the extra ones in a ziploc in the fridge...I'm sure they will be gone by the end of the week! Next time, I'm going to try maybe adding some blueberries or some mini chocolate chips.

These are so good! I made a big batch and froze them; I'm taking them to work for lunch with some applesauce on top, yum!! I probably doubled the amount of cinnamon though, it's my favorite spice :) Thanks for the great recipes!!

These pancakes are delicious!!! They smelled fantastic cooking too. It's amazing that something so healthy can be so delicious! I wanted whole wheat pancakes but I also wanted them to be fluffy and light. They were! I added 1/3 to 1/2 cup of chopped pecans. I also separated the eggs and whipped the egg whites until stiff before adding them to the batter. Each pancake was about 3/4 inch thick. Thanks for the recipe!

I'm always looking for ways to eat healthy and keep costs low, so making pancakes and waffles from scratch has become an alternative to mixes and frozen varieties. I found this recipe on line in my search for whole wheat pancake recipes and tried it today. I added dried cranberries and chopped pecans to the batter (dried cranberries need to dehydrate in the batter for a bit) and the pancakes were so delicious I didn't even need syrup! So much better than the usually bland mixes out there, and more economical as well. The price of low fat, whole wheat frozen waffles has skyrocketed, so I'm going to try them as waffles tomorrow. Thank you for this wonderful recipe!

Hi, I just made these this morning and they are really good. Now am I reading this right, 2 pancakes are only 4 points? Or is it 4 points per pancake? I was thinking it would be to good to be true if it were only 2 points per! I love your blog!

REVIEW: Love these pancakes. Just made them this morning and used whole wheat (not white whole wheat). And mini chocolate chips. And powdered milk. I tried the powdered milk because the recipe called for fat free milk but I have 2% milk so figured powdered milk would be a better choice. Just in case. Also, cook the pancakes on whatever is right for your stove. Mine apparently runs hot because a level 2 is PERFECT for pancakes but medium (level 4) is way too hot.

hi Gina- love your site, thank you! Making the pancakes right now but was wondering if any changes needed to be made if I was going to make waffles instead? My family has been on a waffle kick lately...the frozen variety so I'm hoping these will change their mind!

I would love to make these but was hoping for a suggestion to not have any type of sugar be a sugar substitute or agave or honey. Unsweetened apple sauce or unsweetened pumpkin is fine. If anyone has done this please let me know! :)

these are just so, so yummy!! Light anf fluffy and I love the addition of cinnamon - it's so good for you. Mine stuck to the pan but that's my faulty pan, they were still amazing and I made them with your blueberry compote :) Thanks again.

Oh my gosh. Just made these for the family. Our family of 5 couldn't even finish the batch. I used egg beaters and Splenda instead of eggs and sugar. The batter was REALLY thick, so I did end up putting in about 1/4 cup of water just so it would pour. These were so wonderful, and I am so full from two! Great job Gina! My family is so appreciative of all of your hard work.

Came across your website while looking for a whole wheat pancake recipe. I am going to make these tonight and freeze them for breakfast the next couple of days! I am so excited! I am just starting out on eating healthy, a personal choice and while I am not on WW a lot of your recipes sound really great and I have already printed out several! I can't wait to try them!

I found your recipe while looking for a whole wheat pancake recipe. It sounds amazing. I'm going to try it tomorrow for breakfast but I'm going to try it with with apple sauce and half the oil and I'm going to add cranberries.

I came across your recipe this morning and I loved that it was so simple yet healthy. I've had a harder time finding a whole wheat pancake recipe that doesn't have half regular flour. So I was delighted to give it a try! I knew it was exactly what I was looking for even when it was in the batter form because it smelled delicious. I loved the taste and even my four year old who can't usually be bothered to eat, ate a couple!

My husband and I cooked these this morning and they came out Great!!! My 16 year old son liked them too! Used whole wheat flour. They are so thick and filling. My husband was really hungry and took 4 but could only eat half, he got full.

I woke up craving pancakes (the last one I had was like 4 months ago) and found your awesome recipe. They're really less carbageddon than classic one but without sacrificing the taste!Thanks for sharing this!PeaceMike

These ROCK! They are so hearty and so delicious, my 9 yr old son TORE them up! We used Mrs. Butterworth's Sugar Free syrup and I subbed 1/2 the sugar for Splenda. They were amazing, and very filling. Two pancakes are plenty...thanks so much.

I would love to make these pancakes for my little ones but when I make pancakes all I usually make is 2, that is all they will eat. Is there a way of making just enough batter for two or saving the batter to use at a later date?

Found this recipe on pinterst recently and made them yesterday! They are delicious and totally gave me the pancake fix I have been dying for but wasn't allowing myself to have(dieting!). We kept the batter in the refridgerator and made them again this morning! Still good! They were a little dense, wondering if one less egg will lighten them up even more? Thoughts?

Hi Gina. I never tried the earlier version of these pancakes, but I made this recipe a few weeks ago for Sunday breakfast. They were a hit; fluffy, delicious and nutritious! I'm making them again tonight for dinner. Thank you for all of your recipes!

These pancakes are delicious! I added a tablespoon extra of milk added on to what was in the recipe, an extra tablespoon of sugar and an extra 1/8 tsp of vanilla. It made it taste even better. I don't eat them with syrup so I needed to add extra flavor.

Anna, my nephews (one and 2 1/2)and I are spending the evening together. Dinner slipped up on us. I googled "whole wheat pancakes" and came straight to your recipe. It was so easy and impeccable! They even smelled yummy cooking. If you could've seen the boys' little agave smeared faces afterward! Thanks for the wonderful recipe!

Thank you for this simple, delicious recipe! My husband, daughter, and I had them for dinner tonight and thoroughly enjoyed them. We are on a whole foods diet so I changed the milk to whole milk and substituted honey for the sugar and they came out wonderfully! Thanks again!

Yuck, I made these and they did NOT turn out the way I had hoped. I followed the recipe exactly and added fruit to the batter but the cinnamon flavor mixed with the pineapple and strawberry was absolutely disgusting. I would advise not adding the vanilla or cinnamon if you are planning to add fruit. I will not be using this recipe again sadly

I made these today and added bananas. They were fluffy, and maybe because I have never had whole wheat pancakes, I thought the texture was a little different. I will be making these again with different mix in's and tweaking. Thanks for making me feel like I don't have to sacrifice to be healthy!

I made these this morning after I realized I was out of English muffins for my usual breakfast sandwich (192 calories) and I new all I had to do was go to your site to find a delicious low calorie alternative.

I halved the recipe, stuck with 100% whole wheat flour, substituted a sugar/stevia blend for sugar and I used light vanilla soymilk instead of nonfat milk (it has fewer calories and a delightful flavor). I also added a few chocolate chips and topped with sugar free syrup. I cant wait to try the blueberry compote.

I am going to make the baked ziti for dinner. Thanks for the great recipes and calorie calculations. Your site is my go to.

These are fantastic, and so easy! We just made them, exactly like you said, and they were WONDERFUL (but next time I might put a little more cinnamon in just to shake things up a bit). I want you to know your recipe is now printed and inserted into my family's recipe binder! You are with us forever, and I don't even know who you are! We turned over a new leaf starting January of this year and getting my kids to trade in Aunt Jemima and Bisquick for Real Maple syrup and whole wheat pancakes is like winning the lottery for me! THank you for posting this recipe.

We made these for breakfast yesterday, and they were GREAT, as usual....I have yet to find a bomb from your web site. I made chocolate chip for my son, blueberry for my daughter and stuck with plain for myself.

Thank you Gina for this recipe, they tasted awesome and very filling, with the right consistency. Half the recipe, makes two waffles in my Black and Decker round waffle maker. Substituted eggs with egg beaters and milk with light soymilk. It came to aprox. 270 calories per waffle which for me was more than enough.

This was a hit with everyone!! We now call them out cinnamon toast crunch pancakes lol. Much healthier then that ceral!! This recipe was so filling and they didn't even know they were eating healthy!! Thanks Gina. P.S. if u wouldn't add cinnamon and sugar to your fruit people don't mix it into the batter. Sorry some of the comments crack me up!!!

Oh my goodness! My husband and I just started WW, so we are looking for good, tasty and WW friendly recipes. We love to have pancakes for our weekend breakfasts, so I came upon this recipe and tried it this morning. WOW! They were amazing! I added fresh blueberries to half of the the batter, which turned out to be my favorite of the two. Gina, thanks for creating such a great, low-fat pancake recipe! We will definitely make these again and again! GREAT JOB! We look forward to trying more of your recipes.

I just made these. I made a total of 20 smaller pancakes with dark chocolate chips and used sugar free syrup. I'm not doing weight watchers, just counting calories. For 3 pancakes and the syrup it came to 265 calories! Not bad at all! And they were very moist! Will def make these from now on. Thanks a bunch!